Delhi's move to urbanise 48 rural villages could unlock new real estate opportunities, but infrastructure development, land-use permissions and implementation will be crucial

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Higher commodity prices boost power, metals and refining firms, lifting early-bird companies' combined net profit 25.5% year-on-year in Q2FY27

Q2 result

The Rs 27,370 crore project under GEC-III will add 7,872 circuit km of transmission lines and 9,500 MVA of substation capacity, with the first phase expected by FY30

Power transmission projects hit by delays, red tape

Coal stocks at 98 power plants are sufficient for just 6.3 days of operations, raising concerns over supply reliability as electricity demand surges and inventories remain low

coal

The corporate affairs ministry has extended the deadline for companies to file their annual financial statements for the fiscal 2025-26 till December 31.
Besides, companies can submit their annual returns to the ministry till January 31, 2027, as per a circular.
The extension of deadlines follow representations from stakeholders as they were facing issues in submitting the annual statutory filings through the MCA 21 portal.
According to the circular dated October 24, the ministry said that in view of the representations received and to enable companies to complete their annual statutory filings, the deadlines have been extended without paying an additional fee.
Now, the annual financial statements in e-forms AOC-4, AOC-4 (CFS), AOC-4 (XBRL), AOC-4 NBFC (Ind AS) and AOC-4 CFS NBFC (Ind AS) for the financial year 2025-26 can be filed up to December 31, 2026.
For the 2025-26 fiscal year, annual returns in e-forms MGT-7 and MGT-7A can be submitted till January 31, 2027.
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Govt extends deadlines for cos to file annual financial statements, returns

The extension of deadlines follow representations from stakeholders as they were facing issues in submitting the annual statutory filings through the MCA 21 portal

Press Trust of India

India's rice exports have risen 13 per cent in value terms during the first half of this fiscal year, and the outlook remains strong as the country has surplus stock to meet rising global demand, according to the industry body IREF.
In an interview with PTI, Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF) Vice President Dev Gard said the price of Indian rice is at least 10 per cent cheaper than competitors.
According to government data, India's rice exports grew 13 per cent to Rs 54,937.71 crore in the first six months of this fiscal year. India produced over 154 million tonnes of rice in the 2025-26 crop year ending in June.
"Indian rice prices are at an all-time low. Our export prices are almost 10 per cent cheaper than the second alternative available in the market, that is Thailand or Myanmar," Garg said.
The global demand is also expected to rise because of the likely fall in production amid El Nino threat, he added.
"India with the lowest prices and an increasing global demand is po

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Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF) Vice President Dev Gard said the price of Indian rice is at least 10 per cent cheaper than competitors

Realty firm Godrej Properties' sales bookings is expected to rise 22 per cent this fiscal to a record Rs 41,500 crore, beating annual guidance on strong demand for its housing properties, according to its Chairperson Pirojsha Godrej.
In an interview with PTI, Pirojsha Godrej noted that consumer demand has been "quite strong" in the company's new as well as ongoing residential projects across all markets where it has a presence.
Even for the overall real estate market, he said the housing demand has "held up" and is "quite steady" despite the West Asia crisis causing global economic uncertainties.
Pirojsha said the company was on track to meet annual guidance or exceed it across all key metrics, including sales bookings, launches, collection of funds from customers, deliveries of projects and land acquisition.
"In the second half of the financial year, we expect anywhere between Rs 22,500 crore and 25,000 crore of sales. Even the bottom end of that gets us to past guidance, and the 

Godrej, Godrej properties

Chairperson Pirojsha Godrej expects sales bookings to rise 22% this fiscal, exceeding the ₹39,000 crore guidance, with major launches planned in Mumbai, Gurugram, Thane and Noida in the second half

The Flexi Electric Car Loan offers separate financing for the vehicle body and battery, allowing customers to customise EMIs and repay the battery portion over a longer tenure

HDFC Bank

AEBS is a key feature of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), a collection of more than 100 electronic technologies designed to improve road safety

Traffic jam, Traffic, Delhi Gurugram Expressway

Ultraviolette Automotive plans to invest Rs 800 crore in a new Hosur facility, launch four products over the next year and expand exports to Europe, North America and Latin America.

Ultraviolette Automotive aims to generate 20-25% of its vehicle sales from exports over the next two to three years as it expands into global markets.

Automakers want brake and tyre emission norms linked to supplier readiness, final limits and testing methods

Automakers, carmakers, auto industry

While overall asset quality across sectors has improved since pre-pandemic levels, bad-loan ratios for micro enterprises have stagnated

MSME exports

TNC Rajagopalan answers SME queries related to GST, export and import matters

import, export, tariff, trump tariffs

The newly approved fund will provide equity capital to growth-stage SMEs, with a focus on manufacturing firms and industrial clusters in Tier-II and Tier-III cities, to boost expansion and exports

investment, funds, funding

The India SME Forum estimates the MSME procurement economy at ₹124.9 trillion, but says only 30-40 per cent of spending currently takes place through digital channels

RBL Bank expects ₹10,000-11,000 crore to be added to its balance sheet from the merger of three Emirates NBD branches and is targeting annual growth of at least 20%.

Rbl ceo | Image: Bank's Website

The Rs 169 crore facility was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in the day

Sanjay Malhotra, RBI Governor |  Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar

The Prime Minister inaugurates the RBI's Rs 169 crore data centre and cybersecurity training institute in Bhubaneswar, stressing the need to safeguard India's banking system

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, Odisha Governor Brajmohan Ram and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at the inauguration of the data centre in Bhubaneswar on Sunday

The lender is evaluating the Supreme Court judgment setting aside the Rs 8,415 crore AT-1 bond write-off and will communicate its decision on coupon payments in due course.

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